What are you reading (28)?

It's Monday! What are you reading this week? is a weekly event now hosted by One Persons Journey Through a World Of Books. It's helpful way to take a look at what you have read and what you want to read!

So its been a long, long time since I've done this meme.  Having a baby is busy work!!  I did get back on the blog this week and posted ten reviews for books that I've read since my last posting so I do feel caught up there.

A lot's happened since the last time I posted.  Hubby got a new job which is about 45 minutes from home but he loves it.  My baby turned six months old last week and he's working on his first tooth.  It has not been a fun time in this house.  I feel horrible for him, and nothing seems to be helping him so if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears!!

I haven't gotten a ton of reading done.  Normally by the time I get home, get dinner, give Jr his bath and dinner, do a few loads of laundry and then get him to bed, I'm exhausted and can't even concentrate on the pages of the book.  But I haven't done horrible - I mean I have read ten books since March.  In the past few weeks I've been reading more and averaged about six books in the last three or four weeks.

Oh, I forgot to mention I also got a Kindle.  I named her Geraldine and I love her a lot!  I'll be even more in love with her once the library gets up and running to make their ebooks compatiable.

Ok now to the books...lol.

This past week I read Forgive my Fins by Tera Lynn Childs - that review can be found HERE.

This week I'd like to read:

The Iron King

Julie Kagawa

I'm already about half way thru this one and can't hardly put it down.  I've waited way to long to finally read these books!!

Firespell

Cholie Neill

This one is due back to the library soon so I'd like to read it before its time to return it.  Should be a quick read.

Hereafter

Tara Hudson

I'm really taken in by the cover on this one and think the story sounds phenomenal!

So that's my reading week.  I'm looking forward to it.  And of course I had to post a pic of my little munchkin.  Here he is after some yummy sweet potatoes...



What are you reading (26)?

It's Monday! What are you reading this week? is a weekly event now hosted by One Persons Journey Through a World Of Books. It's helpful way to take a look at what you have read and what you want to read!

So, I've obviously been missing in action for a few weeks now and I haven't gotten any reading done at all.  But it's been for a good reason.  At 12:30 am, January 13, 2011 my water unexpectantly broke three weeks early.  It was like the 3 Stooges trying to get out of the house and to the hospital.  And I was even organized about everything!!  19 hours later at 7:12 pm, I gave birth to a baby boy weighing in at 7 lbs 9 oz, 21.5 in long.  We named him Anthony Donald, after my brother and hubby's dad.

However, quickly after his birth, the Drs felt that there was something wrong with his breathing.  Anthony was taken to the NICU where he was diagnosed with Respiratory Distress Syndrome.  Basically, his lungs were about 6 weeks under developed.  They put him on a ventilator and gave him drugs to help with his breathing.  Hubby and I were bedside with him my entire hospital stay.  I went home on Sunday, and Anthony stayed up the hospital in the NICU.  Hubby and I went every day to see him, and things started looking up.  But, because my son has a stubborn streak, he decided he just wasn't ready to come home yet.  On Friday, they transported him the nearest children's hospital because he was having heart rates over 300 beats p/minute.  He was diagnosed with supraventricular tachyacardia.  It's actually a common problem in infants and can be treated with a daily medicine that he has to take the first year of his life.  He's still in the NICU, but is moving from his incubator to an open crib in the next day or so (as long as he can regulate his body temp) and is taking bottles really well.  Once he's eating consistently and everything he gets to come home.  We're hoping for Tuesday or Wednesday!!

Here's a picture of my precious baby boy:

Isn't he cute???

I just can't wait to get him home.  The NICUs at both hospitals have been wonderful but it's extremely hard to leave my little boy each night. 

So as for my reading this week, I don't have anything planned.  Between the hospital, pumping, and just everyday life (like cleaning and paying bills) I barely have time to sleep!!  I'm hoping things will settle just a bit once we get him home and establish some type of routine :)

Hope you all have a happy reading week!!

When do you think this baby's coming???

I had my 36 week appointment today.  I ended up having to see the one doctor in the group that I just don't care for.  Her bedside manner is horrible and for some reason she can never seem to find the baby's heartbeat.  She made me go have a quick ultrasound today because she couldn't locate it.  And, lo and behold, right there it was beating away at 136 beats p/minute.  This is the third time I've seen her, and the third time she can't locate the heartbeat.  None of the other doctors ever have that issue.

Anyway, I got all checked out and I am 1 cm dialated.  She said the baby is still high but didn't let me know if I was effaced or anything.  I've been having quite a bit of cramping and sporadic contractions.  Like my mom said, "You could stay like that for another four weeks, or have the baby in the next few days."

So in all fun, I'm asking you my faithful readers, "When do you think I'm going to have this baby?"

EDD: 2/3/2011